Agricultural implement



May 1o, 1921.

. H. KRENGEL;

' AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT 2 sheets-sheet 1 Filed May 18, 1926 oom@ INVENTOR @Hrmyez ATTORNEY May l0, 1927.,

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'Y INVENTOR @5mg/WZ ATTORN EY made by hand at Patente-d May 10, 1927.

i rfilial-TED STATES CHARLES H. KRENGEL, 0F TWIN `FALLS, IDAHO.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

Appiication fuedfiray 1s,l

rlhis invention relates to agricultural implements and more particularly to a corrugating machine.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character/which may be very cheaply and readily produced and which is capable of a wide range of adjustment to regulate the distance between adjacent corrugations. l

A further object of the invention is to produce a device of this character which may be so constructed that itis very shortcoupled, thereby reducing the distance through which the corrugations must be the ends of the field.

A further object ofthe invent-ion is to produce a device of this character, the several parts of which are so mounted that they are -very rigidly held and do not tend to get out of alignment during operation.

These and other objects 1 attend by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 isa plan view of a corrugating lmachine constructed in accordance with my invention j Figure 2 is aside Velevation thereof; Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1; Figure Figure 2;

Figure Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the 4 'is a section on the line 4-4 of yis a section on the line 5*-5 Aof drawings, the numeral generally designates a wooden tongue vto which is secured the forward ends of angle iron frame beams 11. Adjacent their forward ends, the angle iron frame beams which are arranged upon opposite sides of the tongue 10, diverge, as

indicated at 12 and rearwardly of these diverging portions have portions 13 paralleL ing the tongue. Each angle iron frame beam 12 has its vertical angle 14 inwardly arranged an-d its horizontal angle 15 arranged at its lower face and in the same plane as the under surface of the tongue 10'.

A transverse beam 16 underlies the flanges 15 and the tongue. in alignment withV the forward ends of the parallel' portions 13 and is secured to the flanges 15 as by bolts 17 Outward of the frame beams, the ends of the beam 16 are 4providedwith longitudi- 'tongue is a transversely disposed angle iron j 1926. "serial No. 109,971.

nalhl'y vspaced openings 18, the purpose of which will presently appear. I

4 Embracing each end of the beam is a yoke 19 which may be held in adjusted positions upon the beam by means of bolts 2O directed through the yoke and a selected opening 18V of the beam. Each yoke 19 embodies a pair of u rearwardly directed ears 21 through which is directed a pivotbolt 22. Upon the ends of` each pivot bolt outwardly of the ears 21 are arranged bars 23, the rear ends of which are 'offset toward one another, as at 24, and secured together by clamping plates 25. Rearwardly of the clamping plates, the bars 23 curve downwardly, as at 26, to pro- ".0 vide a mounting for shovels 27.v

`Rotatably mounted in bearings 28 secured to the under surface of the horizontal fianges 15 of the frame beams 'adj acent the rear ends of the parallel portions thereof are sleeves 29 through which is directed a square shaft 30 secured to each of the sleeves. Directed through each pair of `plates 25 and assisting in maintaining the same in assembled relation is an eye b'olt 31, the eye of which is upwardly directed and has connected thereto one end of a link 32. Secured to the shaft `provided with series of openings 34 and 35 in which the pivotal connection v36 may be selectively engaged to regulate the position of the shovel 2F in any given position of the shaft 30. rl`he position of the shaft is determined by means of a lever 37 secured yat its lower end to the shaft and coacting with a segment 38. The usual latch and control mechanism 39 is provided for maintaining the lever in adjusted positions and the lever is so arranged as to be convenient to a seat 4() supported from the rear end of the tongue 10. 100 Secured to the rear ends of the parallel 'i Vportions 13 of the 'frame beams and abutting the under surfaces of the horizontal flangesr15 and the under surface of the bar 41. This bar has its vertical flange 42.4 downwardly directed and the ends of its horizontal flange are previded with a series vof vlongitudinally spaced openings 43. To

vthe rear `ends of the parallel portions 13 is no me 

